The Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) was held December 2, 2016. For the seventh year in a row, the awards were held outside of Korea with the event taking place at the AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong for the fourth consecutive year. Like with previous years, the event was riddled with poor sound and mistakes (Day6 being called Day8, for example) showing how ill-prepared the awards ceremony organizers were. Additionally, controversy came into play with two of the biggest stories this year was Taeyeon backing out of a performance with Wiz Khalifa (either due to “no explanation” or technical issues) and YG artists opting to not appear this year. Despite the show’s issues, fans’ spirits weren’t dampened as the winners were named. Without further ado, here are the 2016 MAMA winners.
Winners
2016 Best of Next Award (Female): BLACKPINK
2016 Best of Next Award (Male): Monsta X
Best Asian Artist China: Hua Chenyu
Best Asian Artist Indonesia: Isyana Sarasvati
Best Asian Artist Japan: Sekai No Owari
Best Asian Artist Singapore: JJ Jin
Best Asian Artist Thailand: Getsunova
Best Asian Artist Vietnam: Noo Phouc Thinh
Best Asian Style Award (award to most tweeted about celebrity during the ceremony): EXO
Best Band Performance: CNBLUE
Best Collaboration: Suzy (miss A) and Baekhyun (EXO) “Dream”
Best Dance Performance (Female Group): GFRIEND
Best Dance Performance (Solo): Taemin “Press Your Number”
Best Dance Performance Group (Male): BTS
Best Female Artist: Taeyeon (SNSD)
Best Female Group: TWICE
Best Male Artist: Zico
Best Male Group: EXO
Best Music Video: BLACKPINK “Whistle”
Best New Female Artist: I.O.I
Best New Male Artist: NCT 127
Best OST: Lee Juck “Don’t Worry”
Best Rap Performance: BewhY, Cjamm “Puzzle”
Best Vocal Performance Group: Davichi
Best Vocal Performance Solo (Female): Ailee
Best Vocal Performance Solo (Male): Crush
Hotels Combined Album of the Year: EXO EX’ACT
Hotels Combined Artist of the Year: BTS
World Performer: Seventeen
Worldwide Favorite Artist: GOT7
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